Obituaries
Lillian Elizabeth Pearce, 90, Lifelong Girl Scout
Dr. Lillian Elizabeth Greenwalt Higgins Pearce died April 15 at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven. She was 90.
John Potter, 89, East Chop Icon
John Stauffer Potter Jr. died unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 4. He was 89.
Paul Petersiel, 69
Paul Petersiel, the guy with the big black glasses who was hip before he even knew it, died Sept. 24 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was...
Bertha Pieringer Led Active Community Life
Bertha Pieringer died peacefully August 15. She was 85 years old.
Carol Petkus
Carol Crowley Petkus of Chilmark died Sunday July 7, finally losing her battle with cancer. She was 54.
Elizabeth Stetson Pettit Loved Travel, Photography
Elizabeth Stetson Pettit, 92, died peacefully in Seattle, Wash., on Saturday, May 11. Mrs. Pettit was born in Bedford, N.Y., the daughter of the...
John D. Patrick Sr., 89, Was D-Day Veteran
John D. Patrick Sr., who was born in Dracut, raised in Lowell, and lived later in life both on Martha’s Vineyard and in Cambridge, died May 25 at...
Beatrice Pacheco, 94, Was Tax Collector in Tisbury
Beatrice L. Pacheco of Vineyard Haven died peacefully in her sleep at the Windemere Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs on May 20. She...
David Plumb, 94, Founded Chappy Island Association
David S. Plumb of St. Louis, Mo., and Chappaquiddick, died peacefully in his sleep at his St. Louis home on May 11, a fitting end to a long and...